Music roll for automatic music-playing instruments



Jan. 9,1923., IAA-2,0109. N. R. STILES.

MUSIC ROLL FOR AUTOMATIC MUSIC PLAYING INSTRUMENTS.

FILED SEPT- Il T921.

II I WI w III .nected lllatenlzerll lian hl? llllllmliillfll M0131; TRATE? STJELES, OF LQNDON, ENGLAND.

Application led September l, 1921.

To Zlio/tom 'it' may concern.'

Be it known that NOEL RAY S'riLns, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at London, England, has invented certain new anduselil llinproveinents in or,i Conwith Music Rolls for Automatic llrlusic-Playing1 lnstruinents oi which the 'following is a specification,

ln spools ior music rolls for automatic rnusical playing instrunfients the flanged ends or buttons have been inade ot Wood or metal and round, and in such construction should a spool. be dropped it will invariably roll away :troni the person or ilirorn the position it is placed in and further such a spool with its `Wrapped I Jerforated sheet is usually placed in oblong; boxes, square in cross section und it is necessary to 'lorin a cover to the box to keep the spool and sheet tree troni dust and il placed in an open ended tubular box dust and dirt an get in at the corners which by reason oli both flanged ei'ids being round are lett open and further no means are provided for ensuring; that the roll. shall always occupy a position in the box, whereby any marking on the end of the roll can be readily discernible.

lloiv the object oi' my invention is Ato oh viatc these disadvantages by instructing the' two flanged ends or buttons o'l a spool with the contour ci their edges dissimilar and either oit' the saine or dissimilar sizes.

My invention will be clearly understood iroin the lolloiving description aided by the annexed drawings which show tivo eXan/iples of carrying); my invention into effect.

Figure 'l is a. perspective elevation oit a music roll and showing; one end or lmtton square,

.ll-ligure is a perspective elevation out a box containing; a inusic roll as shown in Figure L Figure 3 is a perspective elevation ol a. boi; containing roll of music, one button. ol the spool being; round and haring projections tor fitting the opening and correspond ingly shaped recesses in the end oiE the box, the other button also being round but not having projections so that it will. pass through the opening in the looX.

Serial. lll'o. 437,673.

` As an example I may employ an oblong box l square in cross section and having one end o pen and l construct one ianged end 2r ot the spool round, and the other end 3 square and insert the roll into the box l with the round end Q first so that when the roll l is pushed fully into the box l the square end El `will till the lnouth 5 of the box l and close same thus protecting the roll i :troni dust and dirt, the roll 4L being properly positioned for any indication such as is shown on its end to be readily discerned.

The box l may be o'l any shape and one oi the flanged ends 3 vvill correspond and should the opening` oi? the box be circular as at Figure 23 one ott the flanged ends oi2 the roll may be provided with stubs 6, 6 engagingr` niches 7, in the Wall oli the circular' opening.

l-iy this invention the flanged ends or but tons oil? a spool are provided With outlines or circuniterences dissimilar in contour at the. edges that is one end may be circular and the other square, or both ends may be circular one end having a projecting point or points adapted to cooperate with correspond in recesses-,1 or depressions in the corresponding' end of the container1 whereby the legend on the end ol the roll may be held in a predeterinined position relative to the Walls of the container or box.

llllhat l do clainias my invention and de sire to secure by Letters Patent is A music roll holder rcomprising;` spool, and a container therefor having an opening` .in one end and recesses communicating with the openiino;7 and projections on the spool corresponding); with and adapted to fit in the said recesses.

lln testimony whereof l have hereunto set nay hand in presence of tivo subscribing Witmesses:

NQEL RAY STILES.

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